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Not a longhorn, but a Texas Aggie here and a proud native of the Lone Star State:

BBQ could start a Debate, but within city limits i'd say go with Stiles Switch BBQ. If you're willing to make a short drive for better fare, head down to Lockhart, TX a.k.a. the BBQ capital of Texas, link below.

Now Tex-Mex and Mexican food aren't the same thing, so i'll take a stab at both.

For actual interior Mexican food, I'd recommend Fonda San Miguel, in particular the Cochinita Pibil (a Yucutan pork specialty with flavors different from border food)

For Tex Mex, i'd suggest a hole in wall called Azul Tequila

Feel free to respond/PM for any other food advice.

both of these are interior mexican. both are awesome, but neither are texmex.

there are a hundred good texmex places in town, and no matter what one person tells you is the best, 5 other people will tell you it sucks and their place is the best. personally, when i take out of towners for texmex, i'm a fan of curra's grill (http://www.currasgrill.com 614 East Oltorf Street Austin, TX 78704). i also regularly eat at maudies (http://www.maudies.com 2608 W. 7th Austin, TX 78703) and enchiladas y mas (no website 1911 West Anderson Lane Austin, TX 78757). other popular places are guero's, el arroyo, chuy's, taco xpress, taco deli, and matts el rancho.

Franklin is closed on Mondays, no? and thank you Huerta, i forgot jmueller!

Also, Azul tequila has tex-mex, just listed on the other side of the menu from the interior dishes. Will have to try Curra's, thanks.

If you wanna do the Austin thing, go to Salt Lick in Driftwood (original) or up in Round Rock.
El Arroyo has good Mexican down on 5th or 7th I don't remember which, as well as Z Tejas on W 6th Street.

salt lick is for large groups and the experience, not the food. it can't touch any of the places listed in this thread. and i say that as someone who loves hitting it up every now and then.

i thought about including ztejas, but it's not texmex, it's more, texmex inspired. great grub though - had lunch there monday.

el arroyo isn't bad, but i'd never take an out of towner there as an example of great texmex. i practically lived there in college though.

The majority of longhorn fans have never set foot in Austin.

So angry..... check into therapy bro

just a heads up on jmueller this weekend. better get there saturday.

I at least confirmed what roger huerta posted about the great bbq and texmex spots he mentioned, whereas you are just flaming up the thread, bro.

Funny, no one cant post anything Longhorn related with out you and usmcag flaming the thread. I thought aggy had moved on? Bigger and better things right? Oh yeah, your entire identity as a fanbase is built on the foundation of inferiority to Daddy Texas. Carry on!

And you're still wrong as usual.

You are mad, bro

So youve had better bbq than franklin and jmueller's? Really? Well why dont you do something useful for a change, liar, and inform as all if better bbq in Austin. Ill wait...